Set against the history of the American Catholic Church in the twentieth century, the novel chronicles the life of Michael Maguire--athlete, scholar, survivor of a Chinese POW camp, ordained priest--a man whose enormous capacity for love brings painful, unexpected results
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About the Author:
James Carroll is a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Suffolk University and a columnist for The Boston Globe. He is the author of ten novels and seven works of fiction. He lives in Boston.
Review:
"Probing Psychological detail and wide-screen narritive momentum." The Washington Post
"so rich and vital it leaves you breathless" The Chicago Tribune
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- PublisherSignet
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0451138473
- ISBN 13 9780451138477
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages560
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